readiness

état de préparation

Le fait d’être préparé et capable de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The state of being prepared and able to do something.

• The team checked its readiness before the match.
• Extra training improved the soldiers' readiness for action.
• The teacher assessed each child's readiness for school.

Comment l'utiliser : readiness for something (The exercise tested our readiness for an emergency.)

Synonymes : preparedness

Contraires : unpreparedness

Expressions courantes : readiness for something, school readiness, operational readiness

volonté, bonne volonté

Le désir de faire quelque chose sans avoir besoin d’être beaucoup encouragé.

En anglais simple : A willingness to do something without needing much encouragement.

• His readiness to listen impressed me.
• She showed a readiness to accept new ideas.
• Their readiness to cooperate made the work easier.

Comment l'utiliser : readiness to do something (We appreciated her readiness to help.)

Synonymes : willingness, eagerness

Contraires : reluctance, unwillingness

Expressions courantes : readiness to help, show readiness, readiness to cooperate